Dan, the 12 stands for power loss (disconnected battery) sometime in
recent past, nothing to worry about. The sound you are speaking of
when you start up, is it a noticable taping sound, if so its probably
lifter stick. Mine does it every morning, but soon quiets as soon as
the oil starts to flow. As for the pinging, try using some 93 octane
gas and put a bottle of octane boost. See if it still does it. If
is does not its probably due to your timing being a little too far
advanced, probably a good possibility since you say your timming
chain has recently been replaced. I remember Kuk once talking about
tweaking the distributor shaft to slightly adjust timming.
Alan...
>
> Timing chain wear? Are you saying that because your timing
> chain is going bad, that your distributor cap is suffering too? Cause'
> I have already had to replace 2 chains. And it is making this loud
> pinging sound at around 65 mph in 5th gear. It started giving me a
> code 12(btw, what does the code 12 stand for?) and it makes a sound
> like one of the valves is sticking when I first turn the truck over
> sometimes.
>
> Thanks,
> Dan
>
>
>
> ===
>
> 94 Dakota Sport V6 3.21 5spd (currently stock :( )
>
>
>
>
>
>
> > ---JT McBride <James.McBride@GDEsystems.COM> wrote:
> > >
> > > I'm looking to order one of these from Summit, but I would like to
> > know
> > > if anyone has any experience good or bad with one.
> > >
> > > Specifically, I'd like to know if they can be used to read cam angle
> > > vs spark timing, so I can zero-in the sync between spark pulses and
> > > where the distributor cap is sending the sparks. Right now I'm
> > > eating up caps and rotors due to timing chain wear.
> > >
> > > [Well, at least that's my best guess as to what's wrong -- been
> going
> > > on since before I got the Accel coil hooked up, BTW.]
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > >
> > > Jim
> > >
> > >
> >
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> > >
> >
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> > > 1993 Emerald Green V8 4x4 CC K&N, Accel Coil, Bilsteins, Redline
> > synthetics.
> > > Tread Lightly on Public and Private Lands -- Abuse it and we'll lose
> > it!
> > >
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